guyz ashwin ahead of saha?

[gakgupta]

seriously guyz.....

I have seen him bat yesterday.....he was little uncomfortable at start of the innings but after that he looked really comfortable......with his ability he looks better batsmen and should start playing at no:6.......but there should not be any extra pressure else we will repeat irfan pathan episode

[sensible-indian]

We have gone through these drills.

Ashwin whenever he comes up doesn't do good.

In fact, I would keep him below Mishra just to insult his ego and get him to play well. Don't think he will run out of partners everytime.

[G_B_]

no

he is bowling like a dream right now. If he wants to come in at 8. He should come in at 8.

[gakgupta]

no

he is bowling like a dream right now. If he wants to come in at 8. He should come in at 8.

yup...agree with it...

but whenever he plays cover drive and on drive....there is class written all over it.....Sometimes he looks better than Rohit

[HippoSucks]

He is a good batsman but it might negatively affect his bowling if he has the additional pressure of playing as a proper batsman. Having him one position up won't make a major difference in the runs he contributes either, so it isn't worth taking the risk.

[jf1gp_1]

he looked better than dhawan why stop at 6 make him open ?

[express bowling]

Batting at no.6 puts extra responsibilities on a player to perform more consistently as a batsman. Ashwin is our main bowler in the subcontinent. Do we want him to devote less time to practice and sharpen his bowling ?

Ashwin surely has the game to become a top order batter but is not there yet, especially from a mindset point of view.  I feel it is better to play him at no.7 and let him improve his batting in the normal course.